At the center of the inquiry are two crashes that resulted in fatalities, both occurring at night and involving Mach-Es traveling at freeway speeds with BlueCruise engaged. In these cases, the system failed to detect stationary vehicles, leading to deadly collisions.

The NHTSA investigation into Ford BlueCruise fatal crashes revealed that the system is programmed to ignore stationary objects when traveling at over 62 mph

The NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation review of reports for the Preliminary Evaluation found 32 crashes and 2,004 non-crash reports from Ford and owners about problems where Blue Cruise failed to detect and react to a potential collision. It found two more crashes where a Mach-E with BlueCruise engaged struck a stopped vehicle without braking.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an engineering analysis (EA) after investigating Ford’s BlueCruise driver-assist system since April of 2024, according to an

Federal safety regulators are stepping up their investigation of Ford's BlueCruise hands-free technology following two fatal crashes involving all-electric

Investigation opened last year has been stepped-up to an engineering analysis due to concerns over Mach-Es failing to spot stationary vehicles

The U.S. NHTSA announced it is upgrading its investigation into 129,222 Ford vehicles equipped with the BlueCruise hands-free driving system

The government analysis will determine if a safety recall is necessary and could influence driver assistance features across the auto industry.